Mammon at the Malls, Part 2

When Jesus uses the word Mammon, he gives it a nearly demonic connotation–or at least a spiritual connotation distinct from simply “cash”–that sets it up as an alternative to God in a way that Caesar, for example, doesn’t have to be. When...

Mammon at the Malls

Despite popular parlance, consumerism is not a problem of how much one consumes. No, it is a problem of why one consumes: that is, in a consumerist society like ours, we buy things to tell others, and ourselves, who we are. Despite popular parlance, consumerism is not...